Suction-washer



l LMANFRED.

I vsljcnim WASHER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 24, 1921- I zitentedSept. 20.1921.

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WMHMLMANJLREQ ATTORNEYS.

"UNITED- srAres' PATENT OFFICE,

MARTEN MANFRED, OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA.-

. SUCTION-WASHER.

To all whom it magg' iaoncemr Be it known that I, MARTEN MANFRED, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Barbara, in the county of Santa Barbara and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Suction-- Washers, of which'the following is a specification. My invention relates generally to laundrying appliances, and more particularly, to a clothes washing device in the nature ofv a dolly or pounder, and the principal object of my invention is to provide a relatively simple and eflicient device that-is adapted to be manipulated by hand, in a tub or similar container, for forcin water through the articles that are being l matically operating valve that will close an opening through the body of the device on the upward movement thereof, thereby causing said device to exert suction on the articles being laundried during such upward movement, and said valve, on the downward movement. of the device, moving to a position where it .will act as a deflector for j,to be forced or thrown radially with considerable pressure, and consequently water that passesthrough the opening'in the body of the device and causing said water outward act ng 0 very quickly and effectively cleanse the articles that are being laundried.

Further objects of my invention are to produce a clothes washing device of a dolly or pounder type that can be easily and cheaply produced and which may be mounted for manual operation upon the end of a handle or holder, or used in connection with a power driven washing machine, in which event, the dolly or pounder is mounted on the lower end of a vertical reciprocating Q the body 10,;and it is held in position beand other objects in:

. Fig; 2'is a side elevational view of the device.

\ Fig. 3 is an enlar ed vertical-section taken approximately on t e line 33 of Fig. 2.

aundried, 'and,-; furv ther, to provide a device having an auto- 10 and leading upwardly from the recess 11 "therein, is an aperture 14, and lying across Specification of IettersPatent. Patented S t; 20 1921 Application filed March 24, 1921. Serial no. 455,195.

embodiment of my invention; .10 designates the main body portion of theldevice, the same being preferably in the form of a disk and constructed of any desired material,

preferably wood or metal, and the underside of said d sk is cut away to form a relatively large recess 11.

Secured in any suitable manner to .the

lower 'ortion of the outer face of the body 1O is't e upper portion of 'an annular wall 01' flange 12 that extends downward a. short distance below the underside of disk 10, and

the lower edge of;said annular wall or flange is reinforced by the provision of a relatively heavybead such as 13.

.- ;fEFormed through the center. of the body the same is a section 15of reticulatedmaterial, preferably, wire netting, and the edge of which is secured in any suitable manner tdthe undersideof body 10 immediately vided with a centrally arranged socket 18 and which latter receives the lower end of a' handle such as 19.

Formed through the disk 17 is a series of apertures 20, and loosely arranged in the space between said disk and the body 10 is a disk 21, preferably of metal, the same being of sufficient size to entirely close the opening 14. This disk is free to move vertical'lythrough thespace between disk 17 and engagement with articles that are being.

laundried, and, assaid device is moved down- Wardly through the water .in which the articles are submerged, a portion of the water will flow upwardly through the centrally arranged opening, thereby forcing disk 21 upwardly against the underside i erforated disk 17, and when-s0 positione said disk 21 will act as a deflector to cause the water to flow radiallyoutward between the} edge of disk 17 and theouter upper edge ofbody 10, and thewater thus forcibly delivered outward will. be thrown directly water will flow ra idly through the open-' ings 20 in disk l'll thereby forcing' valve 'disk 21 downwardly on to the top ofbody 10 to close opening 14:, and'as the device continues in11ts upward movement, a. partial vacuumrwill be establishedin the recess orchainber 11 in the undersideof body. 10 and consequently producing suction upon thesurrounding water and the articles that are being cleansed, and whichsuction draws the water through said articles with cleansing action. 7 Y I y n the event that myimproved device is u'tilized-in connection with power driven, J-

washing-ma'chines, a number of the devices maybe arranged on the undersideof a suit able support such as a spider and which lat--..' ter isvertically reciprocated in any suitable.

manner.

The reticulated member 15 prevents articlesthat are being laundried from pass= ing upwardly through opening 14.- and interferi ng with the operation of valve disk' 21] in the space between members 10 and 17.

A washing deviceofmy improved construction is comparatively simple, maybe easily and cheaply produced, and is .very effective in operation, due to its action alternately forcin dried.

Obviously, minor changes in the size,-

form'and construction ofythe various parts ofmy improved washing device may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing fromthe spirit of my invention, the scope of'wh ich I claim as my invention: 1. A washing device comprising mnember provided with an opening, a perforated disk supported by and arranged above saidmember, and a valve-member loosely arranged between said member and. said per- ,ber.

and sucking thewater; through the artic es that are being laun-.

forated' disk, so that upward movementof said device would close said opening.

2.. In a washing device, a member pros vldedin its underside wlth a recess, there being an opening formed through said memherand leading upwardly from said recess,

a perforated disk arranged above and spaced apart from said recessed member, and. a

valve member loosely arranged'in the .space between said recessed 'm'emberrand the per-- forated disk, which valve member is adapted to close the opening in said'recessed mem- 3. In a.. washing device, a member pro vided in its underside with a recess, there being an-opening formed through saidmern= ber and leading upwardly from said recess,

a perforateddisk arranged above andspaced apart; from said recessed member, a valve member loosely arranged in the space be tween said recessed member. and the per-,

forateddisk, which valve member is adapted toclose the-openingin said recessed member, and areticulatedi member lying across the o enin in said recessed member.

.4. was ingdevlce comprising amember provided, with an opening, a perforated disk supported by, and arranged above said member, avalve member loosely arranged between said member and said'per'forated disk,

said valve adapted to close saidopening and handle connected said per an operating iorated disk. 5. In-asuction washing device, a member provided in its underside with a recess, there being an opening through said. memher, a disk carried by and spaced apart from said recessed member, anda valve member loosely arran ed 1n the space between said recessed 'mem er and said disk, whlch valve is adapted to closethe opening in saidre-I cessedf -member.

6. In. a suction washing device, a member recessed mem er, a valve member-loosely arranged in thespacebetween said recessed member and --s'aid disk,- which valve is is set forth in the appended claims. 1 7.

adapted to"close the o ening in said recessed member, and a ban le connected said In testimony whereof I-have signed my name this-specification.

MAR'TE N MANFRED; 

